Genesis 37:16
King James Version (KJV)
And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks.
In context
14 And he said to him, Go, I pray thee, see whether it be well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks; and bring me word again. So he sent him out of the vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem.
15 And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was wandering in the field: and the man asked him, saying, What seekest thou?
16 And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks.
17 And the man said, They are departed hence; for I heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph went after his brethren, and found them in Dothan.
18 And when they saw him afar off, even before he came near unto them, they conspired against him to slay him.
Genesis 37:16 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks.
- WEB World English Bible
- He said, “I am looking for my brothers. Tell me, please, where they are feeding the flock.”
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- “I am looking for my brothers,” Joseph replied. “Can you please tell me where they are pasturing their flocks?”
- ASV American Standard Version
- And he said, I am seeking my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they are feeding the flock.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- and he saith, 'My brethren I am seeking, declare to me, I pray thee, where they are feeding?'
- DBY Darby Translation
- And he said, I am seeking my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed [their flocks].
- WBS Webster Bible
- And he said, I seek my brethren: tell me, I pray thee, where they feed their flocks.